CVE-2023-43533

Summary

CVE-2023-43533 denotes a Transient Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting WLAN firmware. This issue arises when the length of received beacon frames is less than the expected length of IEEE802.11 beacon frames. An attacker can exploit this discrepancy to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a temporary disruption of Wi-Fi services, thereby causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability highlights the importance of maintaining updated firmware versions to ensure network security and stability.

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